Caster



May 29, 192s. 1,671,416 E. B. EVERLY cAsTER Filed July 5, 1927 I. v /g /5 C) Patented May 29, 1928.

usuTi-A stats EDGAR B. EVERLY, OF VENTURA, CALIFORNIA CASTER.

Application filed July 5, 13527. Serial No. 203,561.

This invention has reference to casters and aims to provide a caster ,supported in such a way that it may move readily within its support to facilitate theI moving of the furniture or article to `which the caster is.

secured.

l Anotherl object of the invention is to provide a ball bearing seated in a recess at the upper end of the caster shank, the recess being of a construction to provide a flat surface on which the ball rests, due con! .slideration being given to the construction to prevent the ball bearing from contacting with the caster shank housing, to retard the movement thereof.

A still further object of the invention isv the invention herein disclosed7 may be made.r

within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view through' a. caster housing and illustrating a caster constructed in accordance with the present invention as supported therein.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2 2 of Figure 1.

Referringto the drawing in detail, the reference character 5 indicatesthe housing for the caster, the housing being substantially tubular in formation and provided with bearings 6 and 7 respectively, the bearings 7 being supported within the lowerv end of the housing, while the bearingl G is supported adjacent to the upper end thereof.

At the upper end of the housing 5 a bearing S which closes the upper end of the housing, the bearing 8 being provided with a recessed portion defining a substantially flat surface 9 and inclined surfaces 10, the inclined surfaces being however constructed in such a way as to lie in spaced relation with the ball bearing 11 supported at thel upper end of the shank 12 of the caster.

As clearly shown by Figure 1, the shank 1Q- is also provided with a recessed portion` defining a flat ,bearing surface 13 and inclined surface 1li that .lie in spaced relation with the ball bearing 11, to the end that frjction between the shank 12 and inen'i'ber 8 will be reduced to the minimum, owing to the fact that the ball bearing oniy contacts with aV small portion of the bearing 8, or fiat surface 9, as well'as av small portion of the flat surface 13. y. y

Formed in the shank 12 ata point adjacent to the upper end thereof is a groove 15 that receives the curved end portions 1G of cey the spring arms 17, which spring arms act to hold the .shank 12 against movement lons gitudinally of the housing 5 as `clearly shown by Figure 1.

The lower end of the shank 12 is bfurcated providing arms 18 between whichy the caster properindicated at 19 is pivotally mounted. 4

From the foregoing it will be seen that due to this construction, theV caster will move freely within the housing, 'allowing the article equipped with the caster to be moved with facility without danger of the caster vcutting the carpet or 'surface' over which the device is being moved.

' I claim:

In a caster, la tubular body portion` a bearing enclosing one end of the tubular` `body portion, said bearing having a recess formed. with inclined walls to receive u ball bearing, a. bearing titted within' the tubular `body portion and having an opening, a bearing having an opening fitted in the lower end ofthek tubular body portion, a caster shank extended through the second mentioned bearings and having ya curved end portion providing a rest for the ball bearing, said shank having a peripheral groove formed adjacent to the upper end thereof, spring arms secured within theI body portion and having curved end portions itted in the groove to lock the shank within the ltubular body portion, and a caster wheel mounted at-the lower end of the shank.` n

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature.

l EDGAR EVERLY. 

